Durban – A 10-year-old girl died while trying to cross Clare Road in Durban on Thursday, paramedics said.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said she was on her way to school when a car struck her at around 07:30.

“When paramedics arrived on the scene they found the girl lying on the road and [she] was unresponsive,” Botha said.

She was taken to hospital and died on arrival.

Botha said details of the accident were unclear and would be investigated by police.

– SAPA